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Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby zico » November 13th, 2016, 7:47 pm

I lost my mobile in USA so need to get a new one. Don't use my mobile that much - just for phone calls & text (and want to use it when I go abroad), so I'm thinking I might be OK with just buying a phone from Tesco and getting their PAYG system. (Tesco network seems quite highly rated).

Any views/thoughts/advice?

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby NomoneyNohoney » November 13th, 2016, 8:53 pm

Tesco mobile is based on O2's network, so if you get a good O2 signal then no worries.

FYI:
https://www.cable.co.uk/guides/is-tesco ... -any-good/

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby k333 » November 13th, 2016, 10:02 pm

zico wrote:I lost my mobile in USA so need to get a new one. Don't use my mobile that much - just for phone calls & text (and want to use it when I go abroad), so I'm thinking I might be OK with just buying a phone from Tesco and getting their PAYG system. (Tesco network seems quite highly rated).

Any views/thoughts/advice?


I hardly use my mobile at all, but TalkTalk (on the Vodafone network) give me a free SIM with 200 mins unlimited texts and 500Mb data included with the unlimited broadband package. Great value, and I really like to have it as a standby! Must suit most occasional mobile users very well.

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby Jannerbuy » November 13th, 2016, 10:48 pm

If you are only an occasional or low user, the obvious networks for PAYG are Talkmobile (piggybacking on Vodafone) and the 3 network.
Both providers offer pre-paid SIM only deals where your credit NEVER expires.
Talkmobile offer their 'happy hour' deal with all calls costing 10p, up to a max duration of 59 minutes.
3 have their 3-2-1 deal with calls costing 3p and texts costing 2p.

a £10 top up with either provider typically lasts me 9 months.

for handsets, it really depends on your preference between Android or Windows10 (Apple is hopelessly overpriced)

janner

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby zico » November 14th, 2016, 10:04 am

Can I get Talkmobile or 3 network just by going into any mobile phone high street shop, or are they tied to particular outlets?

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby swill453 » November 14th, 2016, 10:23 am

A supermarket might be better for a PAYG SIM, they tend to have lots at the checkout. For a contract SIM I probably go online.

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby jackdaww » November 14th, 2016, 12:16 pm

i use talkmobile - which is owned by vodafone.

the happyhour tarriff gives a 60minute call for 10p and texts are 4p.

your credit will last indefinitely as long as you make one chargeable call over 3 months.

BEWARE - many phone shops will sell you a triband or quadband phone .

in fact any uk dual band phone - will work perfectly well in most of the world - they are on the same wavebands as the UK eg 900/1800.

it is mainly the americas and japan where you need a different phone with their wavebands .

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby Infrasonic » November 14th, 2016, 5:21 pm


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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby AleisterCrowley » November 15th, 2016, 10:26 pm

For UK add L2100

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby Infrasonic » November 16th, 2016, 8:43 am

700MHz is coming at some point to the UK too...http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20 ... dband.html

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Re: Advice on new mobile & network

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Postby AleisterCrowley » November 16th, 2016, 9:56 am

2300 first. Probably..... It's an 'issue-rich environment'


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